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Opinion / Manufacturing

The next global resource crisis

...renewable sources – threatens to replicate the current situation in a different guise, because it increases our dependence on minerals like cobalt, nickel, graphite, lithium, and copper. From electric...

7 Nov 2022

The next global resource crisis

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Opinion / Policy & Finance

Greening the coin

...renewable energy capacity at lower prices have been made. What can we do? The idea of cryptocurrencies shifting towards renewable energy sources is nothing new. Even Cathie Wood’s analysts argue that,...

2 Aug 2021

Greening the coin

News / Corporate Responsibility

Shiyun Quek joins Illumina as APAC sustainability head

...renewable sources by 2030. Illumina's mission is "to improve human health by unlocking the power of the genome". Its products are used for applications in the life sciences, oncology, reproductive hea...

11 Mar 2022

Shiyun Quek joins Illumina as APAC sustainability head

Esha Nahar from Bangalore promotes the use of eco-friendly products for Project Swachh Sansaar

News / Lifestyle

How an Indian start-up is creating young sustainability leaders

...renewable energy generation will be based. Hence, the company is aiming to ramp up its programme in villages, despite hurdles such as poor infrastructure. “We are present in about 2,509 villages today...

2 Dec 2022

How an Indian start-up is creating young sustainability leaders

News / Corporate Responsibility

Data driven strategies for avoiding greenwashing

...renewable and cleaner energy sources to reduce their operating and production costs. The key to finding new sources of energy, and more water and energy efficient products, is innovation. Governments ...

16 Feb 2023

Data driven strategies for avoiding greenwashing

News / Cities

Himalayan plunder: increasing landslides in Himachal result of ‘development work’

All projects proposed or in progress in the Himalayan region should be immediately stopped to avoid any further ecological damage to the eco-sensitive area, according to environmentalists. Else, Himac...

16 Feb 2023

Himalayan plunder: increasing landslides in Himachal result of ‘development work’

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Managing energy crises in an age of climate disruption

...renewable projects, the “hurdle rate” – the minimum rate of return required by investors – has been declining. The difference is significant, translating into an implied carbon price of about $80 per ...

21 Dec 2021

Managing energy crises in an age of climate disruption

News / Manufacturing

Indian workers suffer as heat waves turn factories into 'furnaces'

...renewables faces issues from funding and battery capacity to maintaining solar panels. It is not just a matter of energy sources, but also design. When businessman Chander Shekhar Goel decided to buil...

10 Jun 2022

Indian workers suffer as heat waves turn factories into 'furnaces'

News / Water

'Invisible' solution to water shortages lies beneath our feet

...renewable, it is abundant. Groundwater systems are important for supporting nature-rich landscapes such as forests, and provide about a quarter of all water used for farming, according to the UN repor...

24 Mar 2022

'Invisible' solution to water shortages lies beneath our feet

News / Energy

Is Asia's fossil gas push a bridge to nowhere?

...Renewables and the gas industry are not natural partners. Renewable energy players see the sector as a competitor. For sure, coal is the preferred target of everybody, but both renewables and gas are ...

23 Sep 2021

Is Asia's fossil gas push a bridge to nowhere?

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News / Carbon & Climate

Bridging the gap between big tech’s net zero aspirations and reality

...renewable energy, improve energy efficiency and adopt carbon offsetting. Opportunities to decarbonise can be tapped throughout the value chain. NEC uses the GreenGlobeX cloud service to collect and a...

28 Feb 2022

Bridging the gap between big tech’s net zero aspirations and reality

Opinion / Energy

Why energy systems in Southeast Asia need to go digital

...renewable energy becomes more prevalent. Variable renewable energy sources—such as wind and solar—are intermittent and can cause electricity supply to fluctuate. After all, the sun doesn’t always shin...

8 Jul 2021

Why energy systems in Southeast Asia need to go digital

News / Policy & Finance

What is China’s role at the Paris summit for a new global financial pact?

...renewable energy, a field where Chinese private companies are global leaders. Professor Wang Yao, director-general of the International Institute of Green Finance, underscores China’s “important role”...

20 Jun 2023

What is China’s role at the Paris summit for a new global financial pact?

News / Energy

IKEA Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation launch US$1 billion renewables fund

...renewables and fight energy poverty in developing nations around the world. It will be the single largest distributed renewable energy fund to date. The platform, which will launch this year, aims to ...

22 Jun 2021

IKEA Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation launch US$1 billion renewables fund

News / Corporate Responsibility

Keppel Corp appoints Ho Tong Yen as first chief sustainability officer

...renewables and infrastructure, aims to halve its direct and indirect Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030, and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Keppel is also planning to reduce its exposure to fossil ...

8 Feb 2022

Keppel Corp appoints Ho Tong Yen as first chief sustainability officer

News / Energy

Culture of energy evaluation ‘missing’ in India

...renewable energy as part of commitments made under the Paris Agreements. But there’s a missing link to these ambitious pledges that could help bring about a just energy transition. India, like many ot...

7 Jul 2022

Culture of energy evaluation ‘missing’ in India

News / Policy & Finance

COP29: What is the ‘new collective quantified goal’ on climate finance?

In total, countries need to invest trillions of dollars to build clean-energy systems, prepare for an increasingly hotter world and deal with the aftermath of climate change-fuelled disasters. The UN ...

8 Nov 2024

COP29: What is the ‘new collective quantified goal’ on climate finance?

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